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ford focus 1.4lx saloon

  • 06-02-2012 05:18PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭


    we recently bought a 03 focus 1.4lx saloon and lately we have noticed that when we are driving there is a vibrating on the steering wheel?? any advice plz thanks:confused:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    First thing to do is get your wheels balanced. Only costs about €10-15.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭MrDerp


    Is it more pronounced at speed? Any whirring noise which increases with speed? Could be wheel bearings.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭lin33829


    how fast are you driving when it starts to do that? Did it happen just overnight or you can feel it getting worse everyday? It might be your tyres


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭house45


    starts to happen when i am going about 60km the wheel shakes alot to the stage where i am afraid to drive 100km thanks for all the replys:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭lin33829


    house45 wrote: »
    starts to happen when i am going about 60km the wheel shakes alot to the stage where i am afraid to drive 100km thanks for all the replys:D
    take it to a garage and check it out. seems bad.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,774 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    That's just Torque steer..............:pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    R.O.R wrote: »
    That's just Torque steer..............:pac:
    Lift off oversteer I'd say


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